service and outreach
The River Basin Center helps fulfill the service and
outreach mission of the Institute of Ecology by providing counties, municipalities
and citizen groups with a range of tools and resources for managing growth,
protecting water quality and preserving wildlife habitat.
attorney general's water advisory council
River Center Co-Directors Ron Carroll and Laurie Fowler serve on this board.
climate change
The River Basin Center participated in the national Focus the Nation climate change teach-in on Jan. 31, 2008. erosion & sedimentation control
This service project developed by students from Environmental Law for Scientists explains the provisions of the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975 (OCGA 12-7) and its 2003 amendments.
land use planning
and growth management
Greenspace
Planning
River Center faculty, staff and students have worked with state
agencies to craft Georgia's greenspace initiatives and have helped local
governments develop greenspace protection plans.
Land
Use Law Clinic
The Land Use Law Clinic provides tools and research assistance
to help local governments, state agencies, landowners, and non-profit
organizations develop quality land use and growth management policies
and practices, while giving UGA law students an opportunity to develop
practical skills and substantive knowledge of land use law and policy.
Tools
for Quality Growth
Information on ordinances and other policies communities can use to guide
their growth in ways that make good environmental and economic sense.
legal research, service and outreach
The River Basin Center conducts legal research into land use and water issues at the request of state and local government and other stakeholders, and offers several opportunities for service learning.
upper altamaha project
The U.S. EPA designated the River Basin Center as the first Center of Excellence for Watershed Management in the nation. This designation was based on the successful development and implementation of the Upper Altamaha Project, which fosters community engagement focused on protecting water resources by providing technical, organizational and legal assistance to stakeholder groups to increase their capacity to enhance and protect local water quality.
water supply issues
Reservoirs
in Georgia: Meeting Water Supply Needs while Minimizing Impacts
Information on the number of reservoirs in the state, reservoir
impacts on services provided by free-flowing streams and rivers, and water
supply planning approaches that can meet future water needs while minimizing
those impacts.
water sustainability at uga
The River Basin Center is participating in campus efforts to conserve water and improve water quality.
watershed assessment
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